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Recipe: Yayla Çorbası (Turkish yogurt soup)

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 250 gr rice
  • 4 teaspoons olive oil
  • 60 gr flour
  • 350 gr plain yogurt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 liters meat broth
  • 2 teaspoons mint
  • 1 tablespoon paprika powder

Instructions
 

  • Cook the rice in salted water for about 20 minutes. Strain off any left water, and leave to cool.
  • In a big bowl stir the flour, the yogurt and the eggs until smooth.
  • Pour the broth into a big pot and, while heating it, stir in the flour-yogurt-egg-mix.
  • Add the rice. Bring the soup to a boil.
  • Mix the olive oil and the paprika powder. Add it to the soup.
  • If you use fresh mint, chop it. You can use dried mint as well. Sprinkle it on top of the soup.